Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TORBANE PIT No 2 | Torbane Coal Pit No.2(Ironstone) Torbane Coal Pit No.2 (Ironstone) |
R. Marsall Foreman Mr. William McKinlay Contractor Bathgate |
009 | [situation] About 3/8 of a Mile W. [West] from Torbane This pit is situated a few chains N [North] of the farmstead Hall Torbane, it is 58 fathoms in depth & worked by two engines - one a water engine 120 horsepower & a winding engine 35 horse power. There are four seams of Rough Coal Varying from 2 to 3 feet in thickness & one Seam of excellent Parrat Coal from 7 to 14 inches in thickness, there Are only small balls of Ironstone found in this pit - It is worked by Messrs Russel & Sons Falkirk |
| TORBANEHILL PIT No 3 | Torbanehill Coal Pit No.3 Torbanehill Coal Pit No.3 |
James Hodge Foreman Mr. W. McKinlay |
009 | [situation] About ¾ Mile E by S. [East by South] from Torbane No.3 is situated ¼ mile S. [South] of the farmstead of West Mains & is in full operation - it 27 fathoms deep - it produces an excellent Quality of Gas or Parrat Coal 8 to 20 inches in thickness and a seam of Common Coal from 20 to 30 inches - It is worked by a wwter engine of 50 horse power and a Winding engine 15 horse power - It is worked by the Messrs. Russel & Sons - There is Ironstone also found in this pit |
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Ph. [Parish] of Bathgate -- S. [Sheet] 9 -- No.9 -- T. [Trace] 6
Note -- Torbanehill Coal Pits Nos. 1 & 2 are worked Out [initialled] WMcK -- [Note in another hand] -- These come on Sheet 9 No. 10 Trace 4
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 9 - Parish of Bathgate, OS1/34/9
This volume contains information on place names found in the West Lothian parish of Bathgate.
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of West Lothian, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.